How should I prepare for the placements?

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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Re: hello everyone...need help!!!
  
  [Sourabh, please do not use SMS lingo while posting on CE Forums]
  
  For placements, you will have to be thorough with the basics. That's a must. Everything else comes second. You may learn to program in C, C++, JAVA or whatever, but you'll need good logical/analytical skills. So work on them.
  
  This is just too early to worry or even think about the placements. Enjoy your engineering days and concentrate on understanding all the subjects in depth.
  
  I know that you did not like my advice. Yet, you can trust me. I've interviewed several final year engineering students and rejected them because they didn't know their engineering subjects well. No great expectations there - just make sure that you get your basics right.
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  friendster7

  The following skills are most important for an individual to get placed in a good company…
  ·Employability Skills
  ·Effective Communication Skills
  ·Soft Skills
  ·Facing an Interview.
  
  EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
  ØClarity on the career roadmap.
  ØCharting the career plan.
  ØNeed for employability skills.
  ØHoning employability skills.
  Knowledge + skills = Employability.
  SECRET OF SUCCESS:
  ØCommunication
  ØTeam work
  ØWorkplace knowledge.
  ØWorkplace skills.
  
  EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS
  
  ØForm a mental map on what to communicate.
  ØWay to communicate.
  ØClarity.
  In corporate, its always the word “WE” and not “I” symbolizing the team work.The main thing that we want to do in communication is creating “+ve impression”.
  Our communication should consist of the following components as the mixture,
  ØListening
  ØWriting
  ØVerbal
  ØNon-verbal.
  It has been found that in communication,
  Ø7% spoken words
  Ø55% non-verbal.
  Ø38% tone of voice.
  ASPECTS OF BODY LANGUAGE:
  ØGestures
  ØIndividual space
  ØEye contacts and Facial expressions
  ØTone-pitch of voice
  ØPosture
  ØDress
  SOFT SKILLS:
  ØOpen flexibility & transparent
  ØCreativity & innovation
  ØLateral thinking
  ØStay ahead on the learning curve
  ØMulti-tasking ability-ready to take additional responsibilities.
  ØStrong community and team management skills.
  ØProblem solving skills
  SOFTWARE ORIENTATION
  ØOne programming language of choice.
  ØData structures & database management
  ØAbility to understand a problem statement and write a pseudocode.
  
  FACING AN INTERVIEW
  ØForum to display one’s view to others.
  ØStructured meting between u and the employer.
  ØInterviewing is a skill. (like riding a person).
  PURPOSE:
  ØOpportunity to market
  ØSell our strength and skills
  ØAssessing the position of the employee by the employer.
  COMPANY PROFILE PREPARATION:
  Should contain
  ØProducts
  ØBusiness
  ØCEO
  ØClients
  ØAwards and honors won recently
  TYPES OF INTERVIEWS:
  ØPhone
  ØOne-on-one
  ØPanel
  ØGroup
  We ll mostly face one-on-one and panel.
  WHAT TO DO WHEN INAPPROPRIATE QUESTS?
  If quests like
  ØHow old are u?
  ØDo u have children?
  ØWhat religion do u belong?
  Just ANSWER
  Its not related to interviewer say we can have the personal discussion outside.
  FOR UNKNOWN ANSWERS
  ØI am not familiar
  ØI am not prepared
  ØI don’t know
  ØDon’t say ‘no’
  WHAT QUEST TO ASK WHILE LEAVING?
  ØType of assignment I can look for?
  ØWhat u like most about this company?
  ØBiggest challenge facing the industry right now?
  ØSkills looking for in the position?
  ØLeave without asking rather than asking some silly or terrible question which may make to loose your job.
  
  Source::TECH CORNER
  
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  Ashraf HZ

  Vinay, where did you get all that from? 😀
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Friendster - don't scare the new kid on the block!
  
  I'll tell you - whatever that's written in your post *might* matter once you're working, but not required to get into a company.
  
  All it takes to get a job (at the entry level) is being thorough with engineering subjects, politeness and little bit of communication skills.
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  raj87verma88

  Why do people wish to live in either in the past or think about the future and worry instead of living in the present. Dude you are in your first year, if you study all your subjects properly there won't be any problems during the placements. Stop worrying.It will take only some weeks practice to answer the trick or IQ questions that the interview may ask. And anyway they won't make you the chairman straightaway if you start preparing for the interviews now ;-). Enjoy your college life.
  
  P.S.And tell me why placements. Will B.Tech satisfy you? Why think about a job after B.Tech? Do M.Tech or M.Sc. or any other higher degree.
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  sourabh verma

  thank you big_k. friendster did scare me but your reply made up for it. I am sorry I used sms lingos. and i think raj is right. i should look beyond b.tech. thank you guys for helping me out. now atleast for the next 2 years i will not be worrying about placements. What i need is to get the basics right and i will concentrate on them. thanks a lot.
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  sourabh verma

  Need i worry about summer trainings or that too will take care of itself???
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Sourabh,
  
  You got it right. Just stop worrying and start enjoying your engineering days. Have fun and keep an eye on the industry (Keep visiting, interacting with CEans and you won't have to do anything special to know what's happening around).
  
  As I said, concentrate on your engineering subjects. Any interviewer will want to know if you really know what you've studied for past four years (during entry level interview). So you can't afford to go wrong with that.
  
  Summer trainings are (I guess) at the end of third year (correct me if I'm wrong). CEans have a track record of helping CEans with summer trainings. Why worry? You have CE to take care of all your problems. 😀
  
  Have a great time here & wish you all the best.
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  sourabh verma

  Thanks Big_K . Thanks a lot.